Best hidden posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular hidden posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hide from Search leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Secret Content (100+) and Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts (100+). All 3 plugins tagged “hidden posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 hidden posts plugins
- 1.
Hide from SearchThe most installed hidden posts plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 17 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Secret Content100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 3.
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
All 3 plugins tagged “hidden posts”
Hide from Search
#4,066by Micah Wood8 months ago
Hide individual WordPress pages from search engines and/or WordPress searches, such as confirmation and download pages.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(17)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Secret Content
Up in the last 7 days:7#13,477by maxemil14 years ago
Easily mark any post or a page as "for logged in members only", hiding it from public view! (not for custom post types).
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts
Down in the last 7 days:156#14,165by bgentry12 years ago
Hide posts from public view so users need the direct link (but not a password) to view the hidden posts. Activate this feature with a simple checkbox …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 3/day